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Explore Forbes
Forbes in Ontario is a city in Canada a little north-east of Ottawa, the country's capital.
Local time in Forbes is now 01:49 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Toronto with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Forbes, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Canada is Ottawa / Rockcliffe Seaplane Base in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Rideau Canal in a distance of 75 mi (or 120 km), South-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ottawa, Canton, Saint-Polycarpe, Malone and Watertown. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -2°C / 28 °F
Morning Temperature | -3°C / 26 °F |
Evening Temperature | -3°C / 26 °F |
Night Temperature | -4°C / 25 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 61% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
-1°C (30 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
-1°C (31 °F)
-4°C (25 °F)
Snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
-7°C (19 °F)
-10°C (14 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Novotel Ottawa
Holiday Inn OTTAWA EAST
Benner's Bed & Breakfast
Ottawa Embassy Hotel & Suites
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa
50 Laurier Apartments by CorporateStays
Ottawa Furnished Apartment Rentals
BW PLUS GATINEAU-OTTAWA
Extended Stay Canada Ottawa
Hampton Inn by Hilton Ottawa
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
La Cité collégiale
La Cité collégiale is the largest French-language college in Ontario. Created in 1989, in Ottawa (with a satellite campus in Hawkesbury and a business office in Toronto) it offers more than 90 programs to some 5000 full-time students from Ontario, other parts of Canada and foreign countries.
Ottawa Technical Secondary School
The Ottawa Technical Secondary School (named change as of May 1st, 2010)is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It specializes in teaching students trades. It is located at 485 Donald Street, just east of the Vanier neighbourhood of Ottawa. Until 2001, it was known as McArthur High School . From 2001 until 2010 it was known as Ottawa Technical Learning Centre. Name change occurred May 1st,2010.
Montfort Hospital
The Montfort Hospital is a francophone hospital in Ottawa, Canada offering bilingual medical care to patients in the National Capital Region. The hospital was founded in 1953 by the Filles de la Sagesse Catholic order and was named after one of its founders Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. It was secularized in 1970. In the late 1980s it was rebuilt with a large modern section added.
Rideau High School
(March 2013) 40x40pxThis sections of this article in the contents box below may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. Rideau High School Website] is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . It is located at 815 St. Laurent Boulevard in the east end of the city on the edge of Vanier.
St. Laurent Station
St. Laurent Station is a station on Ottawa's transitway located at St. Laurent Boulevard and the Queensway. This station is the most integrated to its surroundings with direct indoor pedestrian access to the St. Laurent Shopping Centre. It serves as a major hub between transitway and local east end routes and has a ticket sales and information office. The station has two distinct platform areas.
Cyrville Station
Cyrville Station is a station on Ottawa's transitway located at Cyrville Road (an arterial road serving several industrial areas) and the Queensway. This station serves very few riders but the adjacent empty lands may have development potential like The Place de Gouverneur condominium project which will see four towers been built during the upcoming months just north of it.
Collège catholique Samuel-Genest
Collège catholique Samuel-Genest (CCSG) is a French Catholic junior high and high school (Grade 7 to Grade 12) in Ottawa, Ontario, under the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE). Both junior high and high school sides were combined in 2004 with the fusion of the CCSG with the junior high schools of Pauline-Vanier and Vision Jeunesse (both in Ottawa, ON). A school uniform is mandatory for the students.
Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE, "French Catholic School Board Center-East"), formerly known as the Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est (CECLFCE), is Ontario’s largest French language school board. The CECCE operates 38 elementary schools, 10 high schools and a school for adults. Close to 19,000 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 attend the CECCE's schools.
St. Laurent Centre
The St. Laurent Centre (also known as St. Laurent) is a major shopping centre located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Morguard REIT. The shopping mall is located just north of Highway 417 at the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Coventry Road. It opened its doors in 1967. St. Laurent is the largest mall in terms of total space in the National Capital Region with 90,200 square metres of gross leasable area. It is currently the 27th largest mall in Canada.
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's east end, the ward covers the neighbourhoods of New Edinburgh, Manor Park, Rockcliffe Park, CFB Rockcliffe, Overbrook, Lindenlea, Viscount Alexander Park, Finter Quarries, Forbes, Castle Heights and part of Carson Grove. Prior to amalgamation, the area was part of Rideau Ward. The name "Rideau Ward" has been applied to this area since New Edinburgh was annexed by Ottawa in 1887.
Carson Grove, Ottawa
Carson Grove is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the west by the Aviation Parkway, on the East by Bathgate Drive, on the North by Montreal Road and on the South by Highway 174.
Elementary and secondary public schools in Ottawa